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CHARLES P. CARTER 0E POUGEKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

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IMPROVE-ID MECHANICAL POWER.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGE-RN:

Be it known that I, CHARLES P. CARTER, ot' Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Mechanical Power; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,- clear, and exact description, reference being had to the lannexed drawings, forming 'a part of this speciiication.

The nature of my invention -consists in providing a framework to carry a suitable number of wheels, three in number, and two pinious, properly arranged, and by attaching a heavy weight so as to set them in motion.

I am able by my invention to control the motion of said wheels and weight, so as to obtain a cheap power for churning and other uses, and cause it to run a suitable length ci" time to churn cream or milk into butter, and aiiord ample power. i y

In the accompanying plate of drawings, my improvement in churning is illustrated, in which I show a machine with a churn attached.

Similar letters -of reference indicate like parts.

a represents the frame, which can be made of iron or wood. b is the driving-wheel, tothe shaft of which I wind the cord R, to which the weight is attached. The weight is lifted by turning the crank, seen at u, which is placed upon one end of the shaft of 'wheel-c, which is seen at T. The weight is held by the click e and ratchet o. The frame is represented broken through to show thepinions x Wheel d has teeth with a broad base, and a curved or angular front, as seen at K.v The object of this curved front'is to allow the pawlsE E a good hold of the teeth, and at the same time allow of their being easily ,detached from the tooth which is impelling it forward. The pawls E E are jointed to ange f by a pin. Ililange f is formed, as shown, with the projecting arm J, in which is a series of graduating holes', as shown,to allow the pitman n to be placed nearer the shaft at g, 'or farther out at J, to give a longer or shorter'motion to arms m. The pawls E E have inserted in them a pin, as seen at E E. This pin, when the machine is at rest, drops upon the cam-shaped guides YY made in the frame, and supports the pawls, and brings each' pawl against a .tooth of 'the wheel cZ at the proper time. The pendulum-weight 7i is placed upon arod which is attached to shaft at g. This weight is kept upon the rod by screw c'. The object of pendulum is, by its velocity or forcewwhen in motion, to release one of the pawls E E from the' wheel d, as will be shown, and also to control the motion pf wheels 6,0, and d.

The dotted line at S represents the spool upon which the cord is wound. q q q are studs, which hold the frame a. W, the churn.

The machine, when at rest,`and both pawls E are resting on a tooth of wheel d, could not start, however much power were applied tc it, but if a littlemotion is applied to ball h, it causes one of the pawls E E to drop, and pin, seen yat E, rests upon guide Y, and is brought up again to be caught by the coming tooth, and so on, one pawl causing the release of its mate alternately, and the machine is kept in motion.

The'motion of the` pawls is communicated to flange f giving it an oscillating or vibratory motion, which carries arm J up and down, carrying the pitman mwhich is attached with it, and giving the ball 7i a swinging motion, and suihcient force to release the pawls, and the machine is keptin motion.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by'Iletters Patent, is

1. The wheel d, with teeth, formed as shown and described, in combination with pawls E E, for imparting' motion to Bange f and arm J, in the manner shown and described. I

2*. The vball z, .when arranged and combined with slaft g and iian'ge f and paw'ls E E, substantially the same as shown, and for the purpose 'set forth.

i C. IP.v CARTER.

Witnesses EDwD. BLANKENHORN, JOHN HOPKINS. 

